Newmar
Newmar has 36 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1991–2026), with 175 recall campaigns and 258 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2016 (21). The component complaints name most often is tires (196.9 per 1,000 component mentions). The Dutch Star line has the most complaints, 105 over 30 model years.
Comparisons here are between Newmar model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Newmar only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Star | 30 | 78 | 105 | 3.5 | Tires |
| Mountain Aire | 31 | 72 | 51 | 1.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Kountry Star | 19 | 32 | 36 | 1.9 | Tires |
| Kountry Aire | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1.1 | Tires |
| Scottsdale | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Bay Star | 20 | 25 | 6 | 0.3 | Unknown or Other |
| American Star | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | Equipment |
| Motorhome | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | Tires |
| London Aire | 30 | 47 | 4 | 0.1 | Suspension |
| Ventana | 17 | 49 | 3 | 0.2 | Electrical System |
| New Aire | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0.1 | Exterior Lighting |
| Kountry Star DP | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | Service Brakes, Air |
| Dutchstar | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | Electrical System |
| King Aire | 17 | 40 | 2 | 0.1 | Steering |
| Canyon Star | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0.1 | Structure |
| Grand Star CA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | Structure |
| Ventana Le | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0.1 | Unknown or Other |
| Dutch Star DP | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | Steering |
| Mountain Aire DP | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | Visibility |
| Ventana DP | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | Steering |
| Torrey Pine FW | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | Tires |
| Cypress FW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | Wheels |
| Newaire Classic | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | Service Brakes |
| Essex | 22 | 67 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bay Star Sport | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| All Star | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dutch Aire DP | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Kountry Aire FW | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Super Star | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| All Star ME | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Canyon Star CA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Essex DP | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Northern Star | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Supreme Aire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Freedom Aire | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Northern Star DP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Newmar complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Newmar had?
175 NHTSA recall campaigns name Newmar vehicles (model years 1991–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 148,733, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Newmar model line has the most complaints?
Dutch Star: 105 complaints over 30 model years (3.5 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Newmar?
tires (196.9 per 1,000 mentions), equipment (112.5 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes, hydraulic (100 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.